Dead Man Walking: The US nun who took on the death penalty

Lives Less Ordinary

English - July 07, 2024 23:30 - 45 minutes - 20.7 MB - ★★★★★ - 277 ratings
Personal Journals Society & Culture Homepage Download Apple Podcasts Google Podcasts Overcast Castro Pocket Casts RSS feed

Previous Episode: My father Faiz: Pakistan’s revolutionary poet, part 2

Next Episode: 'It's much easier for them to create a spy than catch a spy'

When Sister Helen Prejean agreed to write to a convicted murderer on Louisiana’s death row in 1982, she had no idea what was coming. She would end up becoming his spiritual advisor, eventually accompanying him to his execution two years later. The experience changed her profoundly. She wrote a book about what she'd witnessed on death row, Dead Man Walking, which was turned into a major Hollywood movie in 1995. Forty years later, she has witnessed six more state executions - and is still tirelessly fighting to end them.

Presenter: Jo Fidgen
Producer: Zoe Gelber

Get in touch: [email protected] or WhatsApp: 0044 330 678 2784